1977 British Speedway Championship

1977 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	13 July 1977
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The 1977 British Speedway Championship was the 17th edition of the British Speedway Championship. ^[1] The Final took place on 13 July at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee. ^{[2] [3]}

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Les Collins. ^{[4] [5]}

British Final

• 13 July 1977
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21
	(6) Michael Lee	14		3				2			3							3			3		14	1
	(8) Dave Jessup	13		1						3			3			3			3				13	2
	(16) Doug Wyer	12				3				2	2						3			2			12	3
4	(2) John Davis	10	3					0				2				2				3			10	4
5	(5) Keith White	10		2			2					3					1					2	10	5
6	(3) Chris Morton	9	X						3				2				2				2		9	6
7	(14) Bob Kilby	9				2		3					0		3							1	9	7
8	(11) Gordon Kennett	8			3				1		0					1						3	8	8
9	(1) Terry Betts	8	2				3				1				1				1				8	9
10	(9) Alan Wilkinson	7			2		1						1					2		1			7	10
11	(15) John Louis	6				1			2			0						1	2				6	11
12	(10) Martin Ashby	5			1			1						3			0		0				5	12
13	(7) Barry Thomas	2		T					0					0	2					0			2	13
14	(12) David Gagen	2			0					1		1			0						0		2	14
15	(4) Neil Middleditch	2	1							0				1				0				0	2	15
16	(13) Malcolm Simmons	0				F	-							-		-					-		0	16
R1	(R1) Mick Bell	3		0										2							1		3	R1
R2	(R2) Frank Smith	0					F									0							0	R2
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside

gate B

gate C

gate D - outside

British Under 21 final

• 25 June 1977, Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Les Collins	15
2	Phil Collins	12
3	Colin Richardson	11
4	Brendan Shilleto	10
5	Ian Gledhill	10
6	Paul Gilbert	9
7	Ian Clark	8
8	Bob Garrad	8
9	Neil Leeks	8
10	Dave Allen	8
11	Steve Naylor	5
12	Kevin Young	5
13	Pete Smith	4
14	Nigel Close	3
15	Chris Bevan	2
16	Dave Johnson (res)	2
17	Kevin Brice	0

See also

• British Speedway Championship

References

1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
5. "Collin's has that world class look" . Kent Evening Post. 27 June 1977. Retrieved 9 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.